The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. XVIIITH YEAR, No. 274, Ed. 1, Saturday, January 3, 1903 Page: 5 of 12

                                
lRCODDKE JOHN ALIVE
ensatlq al Statement Concerning Him
Leopold of Saxony
AYS THE DUKB IS NOW RESIDING
vith His Brother on a Tiny Ionian Isle
Was thought to Have Perished
in Shipwreck
o T vrk January 2 Artbdukc Lco
nd < vh6 assisted hla sister the crown
ium > ss of Saxojiy Inlicr elopement with
< hiidrcnalfrcnch tutor has made the
s ttoual statement to a reporter of Die
t a emdlug U the Americans Vienna
nvspooflnt that Arebdnfce vuhamt Nepo
i n s IratH who renounced his tlfes and
ok the name of John Orth and was sup
used to nave perished In a shipwreck wit
9 South American coetMi Is really alive
Jolunu Orthwas or 1 an ancle ot Leo
Id anil of tint crowji princes IIke hli
with
Kcplew he left the court to S nu
uitU
> M Frauieln Mini Strvibd was
SUujn Orth when he disappeared
5svrbdnkB Leopold says he believes his
o s living with the Archduke Louis
and also to
avat or brother to John Orth
present grand duke or Tuscany Arch
SuVe Louis Is eccentric and spend ten
Svitjtus of the year on a tiny Ionian isle
ImJ the rest of hla time on a yacht
ST PETERSBURG REFORMS
cal Government of Capital Will Pass
Over to Prefect of Police
orrespoudence of the Associated Tresa
S reterslmrs Tuesday December 10
ffhe projected amendment of the St Ieters
Surg statute Is expected to reach
munlrlpa
lie cumll of tb empire In the sprlns
Contrary to the earlier propositions of the
Inlstry rf the Interior the ofilce of mayor
111 remain elective Ou the other hand
Sic admlDisiratlve commltBlons which have
jioro actual power than the major are no
linger to be controlled by the douroa or
UiuiIrlpal council The aim of the change
Vupears to conform the city gocrumeut tot
general model of the zeinstvo or prov
t i lal s < ifgfvernmeut organizations The
the
rdmna will If these change receive
S irs MDMlon retain little more than ad
vj ri piwtrs The real government of the
eipitat vlll l Into tne hands of the pre
it t of police This ottlic under the dlrec
Ueiieral Iflelgels has
tl < of Lieutenant
tn tdv a imred many functions previously
Rifrnacl ixilasliely to the douraa and Its
otiitrava it general ixeeutlvc cnnnell Gen
heu engaged for several
eral blciges has
jSears lu a feud with the city government
i d the propohed reform Is manifestly ue
algued to strengthen the power of hli oftlee
Finland has under
ibf si note ei pressure
om Governor General Bebrikoil Issned uu
rer forbWdlng the summoning of niir inor
soti of orthodox coufeslon before a t luulsu
S urt ou an orthodox church holiday The
Finns regard this as an extreme concession
< V > n small miuorlty ot the population nura
Kerlue in ItKt only I itXK > In a total of 2 < 5T3
will
8W It is feared that the new measure
firently facilitate dilatory practices lu the
with their work
CMMts and Interfere
f
STEAMSHIP TRUST INSURANCE
3clieved that the Intention Itf to Absorb
tho Losses
London January 2 Considerable lntcr
iil fsfl crttd at IJoyds today by the
inuonncement that three lines belonging
to the International Mercantile Marltlnw
company had cancelled their Insurance
irom January 1 It Is presumed to be the
intention of the International Mercantile
Maritime company to Include Its other
lue lu this arrangement While the re
noTai of such a large amount ot business
Strom the market at one time aroused much
Comment the brokers who were effecting
no Insurance of the lines received the
Jiews with equanimity owing to the fa i
that for more than a year all these con
tract netted a loss to the underwriters
i There wea mnch speculation as to haw
Sie International Mercantile company n
Itend to meet future losses Tlis general
Kplnlon la that It wIU he done tLV > ugh the
lisfabltshment of an emergency fund It
vbs pointed out that the Peninsula and
Jriental Pteam Navigation company has
nr a number of years neglected the In-
Surance factor entirely paying Its losses
put of tha current revenue
SCHEMINQ FOR FOSSES3ION
jOf the Unborn Child of tha Crown
Prince of Saxony
i Berlin January 2 Tho Saxon court Is
fjfletennlned to make an attempt to obtain
SpoAsesslon of the expected child ot thc
thrown princess according to the Bocrscn
fcConrler and has Instructed tbe chief ot
Jvflollces agent Schwarz at Geneva to keep
feu sharp lookout and avoid deception by the
ubstitutIon of nnothcr child if he lutentlon
Jftjf the crown prince is to claim thc father
ptttood of the child and educate It at the
ifaxony court
LADY LAWSON SUMMONED
fo Appear In English Police Court on
Cha > Qe of Habitual Drunkenness
London January 2 The first notable
se under tbe new licensing act which
t Into effect vestenlay came up ln a
idon police court today when Sir
If harles Allen Lawson the AngloIndiau
wspaper editor and writer applied for
S faummons igilnst Lady Lawsou whom he
srilbes as an habitual drunkard Tb
Sleep for Skin Tortured
Babies and Rest for
habitual drunkenness and Allows the police
to arrest an Inebriate anywhere except In
a private house whether disorderly or not
After conviction drunkards arc blacklisted
for the space of three years If they at-
tempt to obtain drink during that perlc
theyare liable to a line while the nnbllc
place supplying them is Bned JO for a
first offense and S10O for a eeeood Im-
prisonment It provided for drunkennessof
a perron la charge of a child under 7 years
of age
REPORT ON PHILIPPINES
Mtjf Guidi Had Made a Statement to tlis
Vatican
Rome January 2 The Vatican Is In re-
ceipt of the first lone report on the situa-
tion in the Philippines from Mgr Ouldl
The delegate expresses the hope that as he
and the governor are both animated by a
divlre to mnlntaln the pacification and se-
cure the prosperity of the inlands tbey will
kreeoed In Teaching an understanding sat-
isfactory to Kotne Washington mid the
Philippine people Mgr Gnldt gives a snni
Uuiry of the evidence he has collected re-
garding the selling of the friar land
the tetttemont of reJitals damage due tile
church the conveyance of titles and the
administration of charitable and idneational
trusts He thinks the < ine ton of the with
drawal of the friers will be solved through
the rnorgaoixatlon of the church
lae delegate say the t > chlsm In the to
man Catholic church lu the Philippines will
tie put down although the ecpsratlsl tnore
nenl Ik believed to be encouraged by the
peoples dislike for friars and their de-
sire to have a Filipino eburch not connect-
ed v Itu the ancient regime
HUMBFRT AND DREYFUS CASES
Parisian Spacj Writer Attempts to Es
tablish a Connection
Paris January 2 The Gaulols this morn
lug publishes an article from the pen ot
Gaston Pollonatse editor of the Gaulols
in which the writer attempts to establish a
connection between the Uumbert and Drey
fus cases He asserts that Du ijaty Du
Clam recently made a deposition before a
magistrate who Is Investigating the Hum
Mena Is at Mexico
Mexico City January 2 General Fran-
cisco 2 Mena tire newly appointed secre-
tary of war arrived todny from thc United
Slates after a short stay In Europe He
was greeted at thc station by Minister
Iimantour and a crowd of friends His
transfer from the department of public i
months lu tbe year and directing him to
resuini duties
TEMPLE There has been quite a de
maud for cottou jilckers during the past
iTired Fretted Mothers sued the following c > order 4ui todav c All Dre
HOrSTON DAILY TOST SATURDAY MORNING JAXCAilY WOX
TIIH fAPCIFi fir fnTH I M that entrances the eye and thrills the bert > i > xk > h > < > a iiii j v
I IlC UUjJlr Ur ilUllIAAl N > ptetuio can compare wtt > i lbpirks and
the trees garbed In all their snowy glory
A Wife Who Wanted Her Husbands
Love More Than Wealth
HARD DRINKER CURED BY ELECTRICITY
Finest New York Beautiful in
Garb of Sncw ana tec
bert ease that the archives of the general Is try and notbave any pubiclt 1 am inly
staff contaiued documents showing that the a woman aud my name Is the only thing 1
Humberts Were among the most active lu have and I trui > t you will do all In your
trying to save Dreyfus when he was nrst power to keep the matter quiet as It can
accused M Pollonalpe declared that efforts 0 neither ot us any good to have It tried
tho Humbert
are being made to stlllc case iu public
i regret onr life Is to end thus though
you must take Into consideration that a
little blame ot all this falls on you
You have been n slave to your business
What have you offered me In the way of
attention which a woman Jooxs for Since
were married you have never spent any-
time In your home Is that any way for a
woman to live A woman craves for affec-
tion and attention
You have been a kind an d Indulgent
works and communications to the war of 1 husband giving me luxuries but luxuries
lice suits him as he Is essentially n sol are not what make a woman happy not
dler and one whose record commends him but what I have been happy with jou for
to his fellow countrymen 1 have
Bryan Has Started Home
Mexico City January 2 William Jen-
nings Bryan left here this morning for
tho United States
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS
The First Na
be the last 1 willever ask of you and that
I know you cared for me In your own
way but no sooner would you come In and
have your dinner than out you would go
agaln leavlng me to while away thc ttours
the Kest I knew how It was no life for a
woman to live I trust you are well and
your rheumatism Is better Mabel
MeConnell It but one of many thousands
of husbands held so tightly In the thralls
of business that he has no time for love or
who thinks the eourtshlp of a woman ceases
TLHRELL Polk A La Bees saloon wheji the marriage vow Is taken Mrs
was burglarized nnd 2 < J taken from the MeConnell amid the luxuries her husband
saf ° lavished upon her ale her heart out long
MOULTON Mr Waltc of Tlatonlo Is Injr for tie tenderness ana u votlon she
feedlns about 200 head of cattle at thc oil never received from the money slave h
mll called husband Another man came Into
Mitpnnn fo nik t her life wlrinlng her with the subtle lint
neKdIfTF Jx tery and attentions she craved And now
nn
Slarge freightwcS altlns room9 and shes to be divorced Whos to blame
WAXAIIACIIIE Wednesday was the
last day of grace for the colle < tlon of city Spread the glad tidings throughout the
taxes before becoming delinquent and as land let the blup rlbbouersrejoice Sat
FOUT WOItTlL The banks ot Fort has been punched lu the olar plexus and
Worth made a good showlug for the
year temperance has won n glorious vlrtory for
just ended The clearing house shows
report
Polonlua Navarre Is on thc water Mn Of
the total for 1002 to be H3y < OS7
al
nHOME noti Less L Hudson notorial tbe T8nVs ln ew York nne coua 0 < iu
representative of Wise Cooke and Denton Polonlus He had many vanities but the
counties is lying very low with typhoid principal one was gin fizr Ulectrlelty has
fever at bis fathers home lu this place curpj ioUnlt < ot hLs tDrst but It la doubt
UILLSBOKO Jailer Pdtchlo has arrested i f ul If even tho most ardent of temperance
Charley Smiley on a charge of deserting advocates will advocate tbe electric cure
from thc regular army nt Fort Bliss He which Polonlus discovered Polonlus Is p
ls In Jail pending the arrival ot army offl1 irauuy big macaw with a black beak bright
ccrs i yellow face a red hackle like a golf Jacket
a result it was a record breaking day for laud gay wines and tail Until he took the
the sale of tax receipts The collection cure Polonlus was valuable and his lan
for the dav amounted to Wua < 5 tbe ttuage sacred and profane marked him at
largest amount over collected In one day in the mot accomplished parrot that ever
tho history of the city i camo over thc pike In the Hotel Nn
varrc he was a great omen
semiannual dividend of 0 por cent besldea f l ° VLTi V hadf more tricks than a
a nice turn left In undivided after c V J0 iv tL
profits id tt n nedall
taxes nnd all current exposes were paid en womeitp n ttttaV BriSeilJl
NACOGDOCHES A mass mretlng was s < think Polonlus was an arrant knave
held here and Bev A J Holt appointed to jow the strength of Jaw and bill among
go to Busk and confer with tho Kast Texai the macaws Is something wonderful Down
Baptist college people with reference to their native Brazil It has passed Into
having tho college moved to Nacogdoches proverb Polonlus was wont to show off
SULPHUR SPBINGS At close ot busl his strength by biting the brass buttons
ncss December 31 wagon receipts of cot of the bellboy Into bits and snapping the
ton were 13770 bales nnd the fleecy sta necks of empty soda bottles He was proud
pie Is coming in at about 100 bales per day Of this accomplishment and fond of wan
with good prospects ot continuance of satna i derlng Into the barroom to exhibit it Here
for several davs j he fell Into the habit of sipping from his
frloudt glasses and i oon he developed
fiwrnrvi ti i i >
GON alls The coroners Inquest over nf nmii
tbe of the Thomas who 1ti > a
body negro was rr dav trtted Into th ° bar fi w
crv i v J
killed on the Botts farm on Chrltmas 1 Vni A i
night re
homicide
charged
vellMl Gin fi Gin
with the killing has been released Yltelr the bartenders have shto d Polo
from Jail j nliie aWnv with towel but on Christmas
LAREDO Dr John McKnlght State i uay his many admirers Interceded for him
health officer at Laredo received orders j an < jv 4 p m Polonies was drunk He
from Dr Tabor State health officer re waddled Into the office and htnked at the
scindlng the order ent out In December i easliier He saw a live electric light wtre
abolishing quarantine nt Laredo for six above the partition ami ambition straight
awny fired his fuddled fancy
Sasay he squawked to the cashier
Saaav Watch me
Thereupon IMcnlus flew up on the ptr
wec k many wngons berng ln from the coiin i titlou and bit the electric light wire In two
try In queU of same The long wet spell jThe shock lie derived from the sputtering
rtdted much of the cotton but In many ends threw him flat on his back on the
tarnish he th
fields where the yield had been despalied
of bolls are popping open
A DYNAMITE EXPLOSION
Three Miners Were Killed and a Dozen
Were Injured
Pottsrllle Pa January 2 A quautlty of
jdinRiultV exploded lu one of thegangways
i ° nn 8t bTelther > <
ewc t e a husband or
> Ife to secure a separation lu the iqao ot
Minemv illc today lrduntly killing three
uilueri aurt injuring a dozen others
The dead
MICHAEL ONDBR 37 years old mar-
ried wife and fpur children
ANDREW ONDKR married wife and
four children
JUSKPH PROKEP uinrried wife and
two children
Sirtently Injured
Jinnes Patterson Morgan Davis George
Rowe all of Pettsvtlle George Bowman
Mlnersvllte John Stajitoti Edward Kclley
Mount Lafee Michael Byuok Duncott
The accident occurred vvhlle the men
were removing a stick of the explosive
FIRED ALL DETECTIVES
One of the First Acts of the New Police
Commissioner
floor In a moment was on
wing and out of the off It o He swooped
through the lobby out Into Seventh nveiu >
rnd awav ecreamlng various torts of jrarrot
epithets Those who saw hs flight de-
scribed It as a profane blue ttrcak
A policeman brought Pooiiw back
Wncn he met the casbbr Ponlus fchlv
ered until hts quills rattled and stuck nut
hU white and bl fctered tongue
Poionlns has not spoken since Neither
hks he taken a drink of anything stronger
than water
+ + +
Its a favorite pastime with some per-
sons when In their enps to try to whip a
pollieman If you aav e any incllnatb u that
way be careful when you come to New
York that you pick your man and pick an
easy one forjf you should tackle Johu
Flanagan or Matthew J McGraU wfja
have Just passed the examination for ap-
pointment to the force joor friends will
be Inquiring as to the cost of crepe Flan
agan 1b the champion hammer thrower < f
To epln thrwtgh the magnificent dilTW af
such n time Is to pass trongh miles f
wonderland No architect who rver di
rlgnrd a cathedral arch conceived anything
so delleatfly beautiful ss the ttudwjys with
these endless arches nature In her inajes Jo
Hilrminr ha provided livery branch Is a
pern every tree a poem
BUSINESS MATTERS
v
b tahs > vh enri SCP ttffOaSiigXfgSJtt SHIS ES S
The Passing Throng 5
TvrxsTTTTWrwrwTCTWrvTOTiir
Mil FUED R JJWSlrRU the hudness
manager of The Belle of New York com-
pany vtliloh apponred at the opera house
l n nl jt Is u Texan
Mr we fel ltvd at Oalrenon In hU
ho bood days And there was his first
Richmond Merchant Seeks Bankruptcy knowledge f the theatrical business gained
< alv sto8 Texas January 2 M eblff under tmelage of Ed
the Alauager UirxmatJ
r a m a aui s mu
two VYoriabeatino Atrtletes Among tns or niebmond hu < filed an pplUatbet to be oftbi lnwisttui tpent houte who wss then
adjudged a bankrupt In the United Sta e j stationed lu the Island City Mr ZwclfeJ
court According to the ebedtde tiled j nns eeopeeted with the enlerptlsts ot the
Schltf owes 127S11 and has as u eon tat iarlee M Hoyt for a number of year
slating sieooynts Unll < t ldated elaliu and and when tint p wywrlght started a nwv
By ItleUard Sptllaoe tw ocks of g < ueml tmTrhtniUse oue at cwmpatty on the toad tfr d Xwiltel w s
r New York DeceaHwr S IKtaff Corre ria b ui tfhwond i > d m ihiirjte ZwtIM tookThe Utile
MMixlrt JiTo iTVrM JLt 3i WJ fV J U Mroitittng t at the bi t ye It < vas started on the
apoutlpncek He who would vvrlte a book T31 7 < i 0f vliicjj sinoonl however J2T > U road and b > s Vili wltb It v er svnrc He
a book men won Id rwd and women talk claimed as being exempt from exetntlon i > eijoyliig the id uture ot a visit
atomhas bat to lay the basis about that ty v l < J1lors 1 Hau er Irom hla vvite aud t o cltldren who will
K0 < lJi7 1 ° ISS D 7 Jl lm tfiualn wlt htm for wveral wtveks Mr
whir In w i
tfa
mssterv which never will Ihs solved the
Miy > ilTM t ni Miller Uroa Mauafa i ynttfel and the little SJwelfeb Jotued him
mystery which engrdsKes us from onr ealM turtog wmpany ltiX i 8t i lve ui on New YearV Day ha iig
low days to the days of shaUowathe m j a rhd trom New York for the purpose of
tery of a wotnauVt heart One glint of light New Firm at Rogers tueetlAc him
upon the great mystery 1 cast ease T r Tr
by a
now In the courts the McCounell divorce
ault Tl e huslmnd U a great horNt vvljnt >
1lfth nvenue establtshmuM Is patr < > ix d
by the YuuderblllK the Astors aud the
Four Hundred generally Ills Income U
J20CW n year DmtttXt and Jewels and a
tine house lu country and lu lotvu nervnntt
carriages and a yacht may s itli > fy owe
women bat not Mm LaCi > mi U She > JS
her husband was as kind and considerate
as a bmy man could be bat the In
dulgences of moiipy did not satisfy the
cravings of her htart
In answer to Ids wifes petition for ali-
mony pending the trial or the suit the
hu lkinii sulnulls the following letter he
received from her
Last week I received from our lawyer
the papirs of divorce 1 am very orry you
are deurmlued to rid yourself of tne but
aa you have taken this action I dont pro-
pose to defend the suit
One request I want to make and It will
Texas 2 Th < I
Jauwiry
Itogn ger
ov UN VMiaiAh thc ww cf tte
Hardwire and Mercantile tvmpany u new
have moved Into their new building
Chanoes at Weimar
Weimar Texat January 2The bustnwi
New Firm at Mount Calm
Mount Calm Texas January 1 J B
Carlos and Jeff Miller have purchased the
racket store of Reynolds t Klllson ami will
add a full Mock of groceries r
Business al Crockett Sold
Crockett Texas January 2i John Mur
chtson dealer In family groceries hai
sold hts business to W B Lewis who
will contluui the business nt the old stand
BRENHAM BUDGET
Some Statistics for the Year Just Closed
A Wedding
eltj of IHIIa was n visitor to Huuaton
firm incorporated v lth a caplti1 Mock r i
hU tr nwc nf
J25C00 Is opening up for builnso t lay of waal barium Mr Catiell
They will conduct a general supply idore
perous condition
Dallas last ulgltt
a matter
w j for
raerly sheriff of Dallas county and has
tf te0lrt li al a fc1 ot thc uncPal a0aM
b U s man
The Koger > GMve eouipauy eomH > sed of the city of Dallaa tor seroral ye and
nt P Guess of ltger > and Munah V is now entering m < on hb teeond term lu
Moore of Holland has dissolved nnd Mur that office
nth Moore will eonduct the buMuexs lu j The improvements now going on In Dal
tbu future las lu the way of tuw buildings and ed
it M Skinner Co hardwarde dealers terprisea mild Mr Cabell tq a Post re
porter ia lomethlug ninlArfttt and still
greater things are expected alonj this Hue
during the next twelve months There Is
no boom golag ou however and Dallas Is
growing lu a wild substantial way ieh
t
changes made yesterday are Mr J W flf T SVellfflge i
Holioway eold his stock cf merchandise tu wh lae aec m bT ndlrMut tn the
Mr W S Shaver and It will be moved way u upbuilding the town ui2 a large
to the stand now occupied by the latter amount of street paving has ueeii done
vcfll within the year which tins just gone by
i 1 n iiirtknn nf Onlnns Siding
J the ftond vacated br J 11 and more paving will be completed within
lMinwnv wUh a full lint of groceries the year that Is to come that dur ng aoj
M WMun ch I Anferse have SSTtlSr her similarJ r hUtor o Daf
interest ln the firm of Itatliff Muuseb s I Nor h Texas generally Is In a pras
Mr Cabell returned to
Anders to Mr Batllff who will continue
the bUbluess at the old stand
Calvert House Closed Doors
Calvert Texas Jaunary 2 The big hard-
ware store of C S Allen closed Its doors
yesterday This establishment has been
closed on account of the depredations of
the boll weevils The stock of goods will
cither be disposed of In bulk otherwise the
stock inav be opened ncalu lifxt year It
business condition are favorable
Voluntary Bankruptcy
Lockhart Pcxa January 2 Mr A
Wolff a dry goods merchant of loHkbart
went Into voluntary bankruptcy yesterday
and his house Is closed up No schedule of
indebtedness and asiets has yet beeu filed
but will be given later
Started Boya in Business
Banger Texan January J Charlie Ghol
son has sold his stock of coufectlonery and
groceries to Mr Bailiff who made a pres-
ent of the entire s tock to his sons Olie Hat
lilt and Baylor BatUtr Consideration about
TUKO
New Bank at RunQe
Buuge Texas Janunry 2 Ahe new Na-
tional bank opeued > up for business nt U
oclock this morning The bank building
not yet being completed thev will occupy
one of Mr Talks buildings ou Maiu treet
PERGONAL MENTION
Mr Oswald Wll on Is In New Orleans on
n buslncav mission
A T Taylor of Chicago was a guest of
the Uithaui yesterday
Mr nnd Mrs G A tvl of Victoria have
apartments at thc Bice
F J Symcs of Dallas was a guest of
tho Hotel Burnett yesterday
Mlsres Myrtle nnd Kate Connor leave this
morning for their home In Hearne
W T Carter and wife of Boiebud were
registered at the Brnxos yesterday
W M Allison of Manor was here yester-
day and was a guest of thc Uraros
It T Long of Dallas was In Houston yes
tcrday and registered at the Uitbam
C J Coleman or Fort Worth was In the
city yesterday and stepped at tbe Bur
nett Hon Fricnch Slmpeou ot Hallrtsvllle
came tn last night and registered at Uie
Bice
O M Bcln of Orange was a visitor to
Houston yesterday ana was a guest at th
Bice
J A Bobertson of Galveston was In the
city yesterday and was registered at the
Bristol
Mr John B Goodhue a prominent Beau-
mont man was a vltltor to Houston jes
terday
J A Bormlnghain of Beaumont come In
from Beaumont last night aud registered at
the Bice
Messrs Marcns and Sam BehwarU attor-
neys of Halletsvllle were here yetcidaj
on business
Sol Bromberg a well known Galveston
traveling roan vvai registered at the Bris-
tol yesterday
Mrs W P Eldelbarb of Wharton has
returned home alter spending New Tear
with her mother Mrs I U Ornry
Mr J M roster a former Texan and
having many acquaintances In Houston but
now In business In Sallord Arii Is regis-
tered at thc Rice
Dr J H Rowers one of thc earliest cet
tiers of Houston has been In thc city for
the past few days visiting his daughttr
Mrs B L Vineyard
I Atr C W Parr traveling snWtin and
general manager for the Carson vWeH
Brenham Tvxs January SAt the home tj h g = < > N Parr va
of tho brides parent Mr and Mrs L C i ls rtsgtcnd nt the Rice
Abbott on Bast Alamo avenue nt 815 J
Thursday evening Mr Joe Smith and Miss
Hester Ablott were united in niarrl g
Bev G S Tumlln
tlst churcu ofTlclatiug
home affair iironrletor
During the year IM there has been Is Mrs
suetl from the cnuntyVlerU r ufflcc 2W mar
tbe aid of the fundi t and near nelghlwre
the world nnd McGrath has won many how cause why ho and the officials of tho
I not be restrained
for nutting the flftvstxnonnd i detective banreau should
nr rw Putting nity six pounci
taph fu the
wePbt uecplng his photo rogueR
copies the
Both men arc splendid specimens of
physical manhood McGrath stands elx feot
j on Inch and wilghs 218 pounds Flansgaii
Novv York January 2 After a consulta ls five feet ten Inches and tips thj > htam at
tlon with Deputy Commissioner Ebstern = Wuntl 0 jf W j
tie physical examinatlou for
gallery and circuut nK among
different police precincts
EH
THE PUBLIC DEBT
mL a position on u to Nino Hu
and ieter Piper and Chief Inspector Cort I ll wow Amounts
tnp olce forw Flanagan came out N 1 Fertvseven Millions
right Commissioner of Police Greene Is1 and McGrntb No 2 in the mental exam rorxf
nation participated In by 1200 men vVio I Washington January At t
Hundred and
the close of
December 31 IOCS the public debt
in the treaaury amounted to
an rcnte anplications of CUTICURA as patrolmen to take effect January 7 and roa uietugepi as wen ts i 01T1j gj nch js a decrease for the
any tnjn
emollients and
OlNTMlNT purest Ot kind during ninety days from that date
grctcit of skin cures This is the
par st swYctest most speedy per-
manent nnd economical treatment for
tltTingJaisftguring itching burning
I i Jijj scaly crusted and pimply
sln jiiuj stalp humours eczema
i r ies and irrita ions with lo s of hair
of inftots and cliSdrcn ever coro
j idtd
Sold throughout ue wcrid
Opposition to Be Withdrawn
I ake tliarlek La January 2 The pople
of iamcrou parish who are afraid tho
datuuiug of the Mermeutau will cause their
lands to be overflowed have concluded to
withdraw their prosetit opposition The
pt < Jtit have convinced tb m that their
ntirists will be ufrgtiarded
The Illinois Canal aud Rice company
wh i large plant Is located sttutheart of
here ban dl i > sed of S75iX > > north r
livDtU The money will be used lu en-
larging thc plmt
1laliecan holds the worlds roord of 171 month of Flfi032002 which Is largely ao
feet fcr hammer throwing McGra h I counted for by un lncrcako of nearly 1U
greatest opponent holds the next best ree I UX WH lu the amount of cast on hand
nrd lft > feet nine Inches As handlers of im
the tlftyslxpoiind weight they Is excel I o Chnsti Rejl l tsUte Deal
all others Flanagan having a record cf Corpua
thirtysix feet nine nnd onehalf jawjcs nud
McGrath thirtytour feet eleven inches
Neither man uses tobacco or alcohol In
jny form All their spire time Is devoted
to gymnaslinu work They were horn on
adjoining farms In Ireland and have been
friends since boyhood
+ + +
That most wonderful of pslritcnnature
j yam7fe r > > i > gw rrf tKf v
Corpus Cbrlstl Texas January 2 A val-
uable real estate deal was consummated
here yesterday comprising a good amonut
of property I thq center of the city when
II R Sutherland 8r purchased frW B
B Hall formerly of this lt > v the old
Wocssncr property consisting of the large
Arlington hotel the Holden hqote and twtv
adjoining building The conrideratlpn Is
b touched yp yort wim p pnmfc ot t he C The paTc h
color and the mighty city rlcta toa beauty filed tomorrow
CITY BREVITIES
Rockwell Hoskins who has been
rlago UceiiMa the smalleit nmuhcr in the f IIfi1H iC4vlnr
mnrt t the
past twelve years in JW1 there were lt lieltion 51
Rratlflcatlon of Her host of rrleuds
Issued lu 1S0O there were 357 licenses Is
sued
In ll2 there were HTS chattel mort-
gages fietl In Ul there were IBM In 190O
there were lOTtii iuortiMgfa filed
The month of December 1102 marked an
Increase In the number of marriage licenses
K < Sted there being Ul In JfiOI during tae
corresponding month only M were Issued
In IK htiwevcr there were 71 llceuses Is-
sued during the month of December and In
IKCt the same mouth 73
But for the fact that Mr F W Rosen
baum has a system ol water works nt ha
home a few miles i oiitliwest of town thee
would have beeu a di fctroiis conflagration
There are jiidellvored telegramt at office
of the Western Tnlou Telegraph company
for Ur R B Bees Andrew NUhnls Mr
Heater Mlsi Etla Miller R A Dlxou Ida
Thomas and Andrew Nlitda
Rev M D Collins pastor of the Mefio
dln EpUcopil church at Houstnn Heights
who fought the tl iiS horoieftlj te fire will preaeh In the high schol hmifce near
Honstoii
was confined to ltd house even he fram the pt tfflee Ijn HelgHts on Sb
wcrk of It Iwlng stved though Its ccutenn hath January 1 at oclock u m Pn He
were an entire low cordlaly lnvltel Also be will preac > i it
Owing to the fact that tlujre was a reg th chol house on Eighth avenue at i p
ular ilowntKHir of rain on N r Yect nlgbt in of the same da >
attendance lit the Sylvester ball at tier
inztnta was not very large but thase prefeut
rjONT TUT THF PERFCIRMANHF
DON IUI i Mt tHfUHMANLt
enlored 8U inform I hop sod the event
proper was potpone1 until a subsequent he Attraction at the Midway Carnival
Tne road are again In adeplorable en Clcc Tonight
dltton owing to the recenthvavy ruins Yesterdays bright suuebtne broneht out
RIGHT OF THE POLICE
To Advertise a Man as a Rorjue to Be
Decided in Court
New York January 2 Tho right of the
police to keep a raau < i photograph lu the
rogues gallery Is to be decided by the
court Jacob Owen today secured from
Justice Scott In the supreme court all order
tlhectlng Police ConiudHltSniir Greene to
the largest crowd that has been recu lu
the grounds of the Charity Carnival during
the week
The general cleanness nnd excellent
morals of the shows within the enclosure
were the subject of universal comment
yestcrSsy Tho attractions are deaervtng
of patronage tn every particular The at-
traction leave tonight but none nf the
performance are cut because of that fjiet
A large crowd Is expected within the gates
thli nftcrncon and tula evening anil all
are sure to get tbelr moneys worth
Touched for His Watch
A smooth ercok evaded the police last
ntght nnd succeeded in touching an in-
terested slghtseer on the Midway for his
gold watch
unhooked the chain left
in getting away with the timepiece
Western Union Withdraws
Last night Miss Anna Aiidwon operator
of tho Western Vnlon telegraph tey at
the Rice closed her dtuk and the com-
pany has removed Its Instruments from the
hotel
The Postal and Western Union companies
both desired floor space In the lobby and
as they eonld not dp accommodated the
above mentioned company withdrew Its
desk The traveling rnbllc will now have
to use the telephone or go to the central
offices to send telegram
By keeping the liver active tho system ti
cleansed ot Impurities nnd Is enabled to-
ward off dlseatee
OXIDISE Is tbe heel Liter and Mtiartil
Toalc sold Ask your druggist
N wiw >
I
ralnel air yesterday evening and last night
days
done Cotton was otimlng ln very freely
for the last few days but ttds ralu has
checked t
Blanco Blanco County Texas January
2 More than one and onehalf Inches < > t-
rain has fallen here this week
Fmlerlck > bnrg Gillespie Couuty Texas
January A very heavy rain has fallen
here and will 19 ot inentlmaMe benefit t
email grnlu
Peeos Beeres County Texas January
2 It has been snowing over tills sec-
tion during the past two days some four
or live Inches fell
Alpine Brewster County Teias Jan-
uary 2 Light snow yesterday followed a
fclovf rain
Crawford McLennan County Texas Jan-
uary 2 A good rain has vhdted this sec-
tion Cumnifcucvd falling Wednesday at
nnd contmied steadily until after
TEXAS MARRIAGES
Lokhart Texas January 2 During tho
Christmas week tie following marriage
license were Issued Tiy the wanly clerk
David Mllea nnd Tucy Freeman William
Lewis and Angelina Greenwood Frank
Houston and Alice Hlsaw Karl Thoeue and
Elsie Hofhelnz J E Long and Willie
Barker John Gray and lUlle Dowell
Divirt EIIImii artd Mollle Brancli Henry
Hemphill and Mollle Rlchtns William I
Flm aud Dovie SlminniiK Lee It Sims u 1 1
Ixivle Slmnien Howatd Garrett and
Martha Jak on Hem > Coe ard Dinah
Hnff Charleit Giles and Lnev Shnmon I
Freenjan Ilortoo nnd Georgia Wynn B I
McGlnuia and Deedle Riddle Thotuns Arn-
old and Lnla Wynn Auderson Wtlgit an I
Hattle X Jcuaaon Tv 0 Coopwood and
Bustt M Blunt
Lockhart Texas January 2 Mr W C
Coopwood a prominent yonng druggist of
the city and Ills Roc M Blunt daughter
of Dr W V Blunt late State honlth of-
ficer were married at tho Presbjtcrlan
church Dccraber 31
BryanTexas January 2 Mr David
Ratte and Mis J la Dennis both of this
city were married yesterday afternoon at
5 oclock at the home of Mr J S Fod
Rev Jewell Howard pastor of the Chris
Han church offtcjatlcg
Cleburne Texai January 1 Mr H
Hickman and Miss Nora McCw were mar-
ried last night
Terrell Texas January 1 Mr Ian An-
thony of Galveston and Miss Penelopo Hall
of Kaufman were married at Terrell uni-
versity this afternoon Rev J W Lively
officiating Mr end Mrs Anthony left
for Galveston their future home
Colonel C Dickson and daughter Ml
The crook and i
It langilng from the pocket and succeeded tl JR
r iiiek to
rof Leonard C Dickson a Weflrtne
Miss Davis of that rlty The groora ls the
aon of Colonel C Dickson and Is one of
tiie foremost mathematicians In America
He has held the chair ot mathematics in
Ihe University of California the TJnlverMtr
of Texan and is now In thc same chair tn
the Vulrerslty of Chicago Tho wedded
ones will spend this winter In Mexico as
Prof Dlckfon has n three months leave
of absenrp
a
Suit Against the Sap
Halletsvllle Texa January 2Dan Bev-
erly by his next friend his father has
filed suit here agalrst the San Antonio and
Aransas Pas railroad asking SSOCO for
damages on account ot loss of an eye and
2fi00 on account of mental anguish Bev-
erly was employed as section hand at Sweet
Home and last October n spike broke a-
piece fletr Into and put oat one f his ye
t Ar TA fttvm 5 e I
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WEATHER AND CROPS
Alvin Bratorla Couuty Texas January
1 This section is now exp rlenclug one of
In pretty lively A brisk nortber and
sunshine for a few days would put the
roads tn better shape thau before this rain
Taylor Williamson County Taxas Jann
ary J It has been raining here tlnccye
Thats Mil
For Fdllcci and Nervous Dliardern ach as Wind and Pain In tbe Sttrmsch Sick fteadscbe
Giddiness Fulness and Swelling alter tnealf Dlxtlnesi and Drowslntss CoM ChlHs
1 lashings ol Hrst Lo s ct Appetite Shortness ot Breath Ce ttvents Blotches on theSWa
DiMurbcd Sleep Prlehtlol lre m and sl Ntrvom and Trcrabtlnr Mentations AcTtia
TM 1 llctlon Every
rtrut Dobo will aire Relief In Tvrcnty MtnuUa no
sutftrrr Is r rnttly Invited to try one Hot ot these Pills and they will be acknowledged
to be WORTH A GUINEA A BOX BC OttiMS PILLS token m directedwill
qclckly rrttore FerailM to complete health They promptly remove any ceitruetltm or
Irretnlarlty of tha system For a
Weak Stomach impaired Digestion Disordered Liver
thev act like marie few doses wilt work weavers upon the Vital Oreacs Strensthea
int the muvevtar system restoring the > loagI t Cocvplcalott fcringhur tMcfcthe keen
edge ot appetite and aronsinc with the Rovcbtitl ot Ifaolin tfin vrhof PhyaleU
Bneray of th human frame These are f < ts admitted by thousands tnaUclaMcs
of society and of o of the b tt guarantee to the Nervou and Dcbllt lated It th t
Peaciiamr Pllla hava tha farsrost Salo cf any Patent MatHeht In th
World Full directions wlh each box
Prepared only by THOMAS BEECHAM St Helms England 3U Canal StNew York
Sold Evonyvhopcs in Boxes 10 cants and 23 cents
TEXAS DEATHS
MALLOBY BocVdale Texas January
Mr Minnie Baructt Mallory niece of Mrs
thc movt disagreeable spells of weather W It Kennard died here early yesterday
se far this winter It has been ralulng morning after a protracted Illness and will
almost continuously for the just three days be burled In the Odd Vfllows eehu tery Sat
accompanied by a raw east wind The nrdav morning Deceased pasfd much tit
ground Is thoroughly soaked with water and her girlhood at the home of Dr and Mrs
farming la at a standstill Cemitird and wns educated here Sfvera
Temple Bell Couuty Texas January 1 > ago she married F P Maliory ot
Rain began falling here late yesterday j as City and her home was in that city
afternoon aud couifnued almost throagliout reatle ng that her cm1 was near she
the night The early part of this morn It heir a victim of cjnsumpttn Mie came
let up for n while but Is raining aglan near back to IUnkdale to dle and was an Invalld
noon It Is a very slow gentle rain and In the house of Dr Kannard at Ue tint
will really be ot benefit to grilu plante1 of ue latters death df
since the heavy rains stopped It will h s steadremained with her to the ast
however top the marketing of cotton Mrs Mnllorys pallbearers will be young
cotton seed etc which had begun to come i men wao were her schoolmates here
Gonxales Texas January
KCKOLS
Died at Ills residence tn Gonxales Texas
lad night Mr J W Eckols The remalnt
will be Interred at the Harris chapel wv
etiteeu miles aboTO Gonxnles at the ole
bmit 4 oVlo k It Is lM r of Mr Bckols He was an old sue
nrtemnnn at 11win hUhlv respecte1 cltlxen and served t
wl wnno Uwv t win very hard
ou unsheltered live stock and will praetl i Urm In the legislature a few years ago
cally defctroy what little open cotton Is left
lu the fields
Troy Bell County Texas January 1 It
KTTKR Hondo Texas December 30 A
message from Caidrovllle announces thc
death of Mrs August lttter nee FritE Her
death Is the mote deplorable stnee she had
It Is muting how wltb a cold norther All taken barge ot and was raising chll
nnt < t m work Is siiKoeiideil and it will be i dren of her dead sister Mrs Recss
and mMe the usnil
noise
0
test
Be
sevcraT btUe ctittmi lucking can be h she leaves children of her own
KlIXDALI hrevenort La January 2
Dr G W Kendall an aged and honored
Confederate veteran at one time n promi-
nent tlcnUit m found dead In his bed
this afternoon
BROOK McKlnney Texas January 8
Mrs J I Brook died at her home in the
Millwood community from the effects of a
cancer with which hbad long been af-
flicted
HUOIfBS Cleburne Texas January 1
Mrs Luke Hughes died last night
Runge Items
Bunge Texts Jtuunry 1 A thlrtyslt
hours win began Wednesday morning
An occasional bale of cotton still finds Its
v ny into town
The oiilv Chrlsimns casualty of any cou
noon
daik on Tbunday January 1 It ueed se < iut hh wa that cf K G GUletts babv
ed for rralu as the ground was gettng nM wh < > while hsImuirher father to nu
very dry and packed ou top iltiil > te t Bun an was powde
MoultW Uraca Count Texas January u a hi fact > n < 1 cam0 ntosms
pastor ot thc Flrbt Bap i Tho Post acknowledges receipt of a beau 2 Another drinJIag ralu for two days >
It veriniilr tifully embossed calendar frutu the II us which has thorouguiy oaked the ground Irud m houiwj f
was a
u very qiufi j t a slppt Jn n WcTk8 H Tofte wij ot b able to plow I cod most < t f in
has been esp
merchauts sold
tI tlw farH1rg
entire and several linen ran Abort earl
for several day or week
are tbruiigh wltb the bull
tsnallv they
of plowing and The Ik vs bioiktidcd the streets aa tljual
1st of January but ivlth old wagon wher vehltles nl trapt
Hiulk cutting by the
thl year there Is but littio done
Waxahaohie Ellis County lVxas Jau
usry 2 Cotton picking has been again
delajcd by a rain which visited Ellis
comity yesterday and last night It virus
a slow Orlztllug rain and wvf aecompa
nleit by a slight north wind
The Helen M Stoddard Womans Chris Grwnvtlle lluntCounty Texas January
ttin lemnernnce Union will raeef tTw Outdfior labor of sill kind la Indng de
rm Sn Jn w f InThVffrt 1 r 1 niliw aud bad weather mid farm
ingt m Metlicdlst iJEeVctf a h P ons are much retarded
members arc urged to be present
The Houston Council No 62 of the Uniled
Commercial Traveler wt 1 bold their reg
tlar meellng nt Knights of Tythlas hall on
Main street at 8 oclock tonight
Business
neceeItates
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there Wedncsdy when on of the louses
ln his yaril was Imrnetl It w s within a I
few vn rds of hU mtln residence but with
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Take ONDINU for ndlls aDd Fever
nte guaranteed
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Takesthe place of 5oap
Dots iway ndli the shavlnp mag
No chince for skin dueises
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